Gynecological mesh: The medical device that has 100,000 women suing
There is tremendous controversy about a surgical device implanted in more than two million American women. It's a strip of plastic called gynecological mesh. The manufacturers and several medical societies say the implant is safe. But more than 100,000 women are suing. And together, they make up the largest multi-district litigation since asbestos. One...
U.S. investigates bloodstream infections for link to heparin syringes
SHANGHAI/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Health agencies are investigating an outbreak of bloodstream infections in children from four U.S. states that may be linked to heparin and saline syringes made by Becton Dickinson and Co, the agencies told Reuters. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 14 cases of bloodstream infections in children...
Deadly Convenience: Keyless Cars and Their Carbon Monoxide Toll
It seems like a common convenience in a digital age: a car that can be powered on and off with the push of a button, rather than the mechanical turning of a key. But it is a convenience that can have a deadly effect.
On a summer morning last year, Fred Schaub drove his Toyota...
E. coli-tainted romaine outbreak spreads to 29 states, sickens 149 people
The nationwide food poisoning outbreak from E. coli-tainted romaine lettuce has spread to 29 states and sickened 149 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.
That is an increase of 28 people and four states — Florida, Minnesota, North Dakota and Texas — since the most recent CDC update May 2....
State’s second largest medical malpractice insurer sues former CEO for $300M
Anthony Bonomo, the prolific Democratic donor and former head of the state’s second largest medical malpractice insurance company, diverted millions of dollars to himself and business partners while covering up the insurer’s growing losses, according to a $300 million lawsuit filed in Nassau County.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, builds on an investigation conducted by the...
E. Coli Flare-Up Is Largest Multistate Outbreak Since 2006
A recent spate of infections linked to romaine lettuce is now the largest multistate food-borne E. coli outbreak since 2006, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
At least 84 people were infected in 19 states between mid-March and mid-April, the C.D.C. announced Wednesday, adding more than two dozen cases to...
CDC expands E. coli warning: All romaine lettuce should be tossed, chopped or not
Federal health officials expanded their E. coli warning to all types of romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona, region as they investigate the nationwide outbreak affecting dozens of people.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said people in Alaska reported getting sick after eating whole heads of romaine lettuce from Yuma. Previously the...
Allergan to pay $3.5 mln over U.S. claims of defective Lap-Bands
Allergan will pay $3.5 million to resolve claims it sold defective stomach bands intended to help obese adults lose weight and marketed them for procedures that were not reasonable or necessary, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday.
The settlement resolved claims raised in a whistleblower lawsuit filed in federal court in Baltimore against Allergan,...
Cigarette smoking raises heart failure risk in African Americans
(Reuters Health) - Cigarette smoking sharply increases the risk of heart failure in black men and women in the U.S., according to a new study.
“These findings suggest if you have heart failure or you have risk factors for heart failure such as early markers for heart damage like a thicker heart or a weak...
J&J Baby Powder litigation takes new focus with asbestos claims
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A $117 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and a supplier in favor of a man who said his asbestos-related cancer was caused by long-term use of J&J’s Baby Powder could open a new front for thousands of cases claiming the widely-used product caused cancer, legal experts and plaintiffs lawyers...
